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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt an amendment to H 3488 that prohibits the consideration of owning or utilizing a distribution facility within South Carolina when determining whether the owner of the distribution facility has sufficient physical presence to be required to collect sales tax.

Highlights:

Specifies that owning or utilizing a distribution facility within South Carolina is not considered in determining whether or not the person or company owning the distribution facility is required to collect sales tax from its customers.

Defines a "distribution facility" as an establishment where only shipments of tangible personal property are processed for delivery to customers and no retail sales are made.

Specifies that this act only applies to taxpayers that:

Place a distribution facility in service after December 31, 2010 but before July 1, 2012;

Make a capital investment of at least $90 million after December 31, 2010 but before July 1, 2012;

Create at least 1,249 full-time jobs which include a comprehensive health plan for those employees, after December 31, 2010 but before July 1, 2012; and